"AETECH will lead the automation of waste processing and transition to a circular economy"
The waste resource sorting robot company AETECH participated in the '2025 World Environment Day' commemorative 'Plastic Policy and Industry Seminar' held in Jeju on the 4th, presenting on the topic of 'Plastic Sorting Using Robots'.
This seminar was part of the world's largest environmental commemorative event co-hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Domestic and international policy experts, industry representatives, and international organization officials gathered at this World Environment Day commemorative event to discuss practical solutions and technological strategies for the transition to a plastic circular economy.
Park Taehyung, the CEO ofAETECH, was invited as a speaker for Session 2 'Plastic Circular Economy Technology and Industry' to share AI-based high-precision plastic sorting technology and actual application cases.
CEO Park introduced the technical advantages and operational achievements of the AI waste sorting robot AETRON during this session, while also revealing the vision of the automated sorting platformAIRO-MRF being built in Gyeongseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon.
He emphasized that the robot-based sorting process significantly improves recycling and resource recovery rates compared to traditional manual methods, highlighting its potential as essential infrastructure for the global transition to a circular economy.
An AETECH representative stated, "It was meaningful to share our technological vision at an international environmental event such as World Environment Day" and added, "We will continue to contribute to fundamental solutions to waste problems through automation and AI technology."
Meanwhile, World Environment Day is a representative international environmental event jointly hosted every year by UNEP and the host country. This event, held in Korea again after 28 years since the last one in 1997 in Seoul, focused on the roles of policy, technology, and civil society centered around the plastic circular economy.